6.2 Flashcards by christine collins | Brainscape

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abschaffen

(verb)

A

to abolish

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der Aufbau

(noun m)

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construction

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die Ausreisehalle ( n )

(noun f)

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departure hall

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der Auszug ( ‘e )

(noun m)

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(literary) extract

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die Begierde ( n )

(noun f)

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strong desire

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das Begrüßungsgeld

(noun n)

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money given to East Germans on first visit to the West

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für bescheuert halten

(phrase)

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to consider as stupid

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die Bezeichnung ( en )

(noun f)

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term, label

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billigen

(verb)

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to approve

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der Brandanschlag ( ‘e )

(noun m)

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arson attack

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dicht sein

(phrase)

A

to be closed

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das Eigentum ( e )

(noun n)

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property

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eigenständig

(adj)

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independent

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eingliedern

(verb)

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to integrate

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eine Einheit bilden

(verb)

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to be/form a unity

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in Erfüllung gehen

(phrase)

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to become true

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die Feierlichkeiten

(noun f)

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celebrations

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die Freudentränen

(noun f)

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tears of joy

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das andere Geschlecht

(phrase)

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the opposite sex

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das Gesamtbild

(noun n)

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the total picture

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der Held ( en )

(noun m)

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hero

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herrschen

(verb)

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to rule, to be

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die Hütte ( n )

(noun f)

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hut

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die Kehrseite der Medaille

(phrase)

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the other side of the coin

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die Lebenserwartung

(noun f)

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life expectancy

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der Maschinenbau

(noun m)

A

mechanical engineering

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der Ostblock

(noun m)

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the Eastern bloc

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mit etwas rechnen

(phrase)

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to anticipate something

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der Rücktritt

(noun m)

A

stepping down

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sanieren

(noun)

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to renovate, repair

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die Selbstbestimmung

(noun f)

A

self-determination

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selbstverständlich sein

(phrase)

A

to take for granted

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der Solidaritätszuschlag

(noun m)

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extra income tax paid by German citizens to build up the East

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sorgen für

(verb)

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to care for

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für alles war gesorgt

(phrase)

A

everything was provided for

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der Spiegel ( - )

(noun m)

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mirror

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der Staatsstreich ( e )

(noun m)

A

coup

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das Staunen

(noun n)

A

astonishment

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der Steuerzahler ( - )

(noun m)

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tax payer

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umdenken

(verb)

A

to change your thinking

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die Stimmung ( en )

(noun f)

A

mood

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die Umwandlung ( en )

(noun f)

A

transformation

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(nicht) unbedingt

(adv)

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(not) necessarily

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(sich) verabschieden

(verb)

A

to say goodbye

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veraltet

(adj)

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outdated

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der Verfall ( - )

(noun m)

A

ruin

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verhaften

(verb)

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to arrest

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verlangen

(verb)

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to require

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verschweigen

(verb)

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to keep quiet about, not say

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verwunderlich

(adj)

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surprising

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(etwas) voraussetzen

(verb)

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to presume